Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 15 May 2001 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. May 15, 2001 Margaret Frankson ODESSA Margaret Eldred Frankson, 82, of Austin, a homemaker, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Gracy Woods Nursing Home in Austin. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Scio, N.Y. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Peter Frankson of Odessa and David Frankson of Gatesville; daughter, Judith Lee David of Columbia, Penn.; sisters, Arlaine Thorp of Austin, Bettie Lee Yerka of Ithaca, N.Y., and Ruth Henderson of Jamestown, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rose Nelson ROCKPORT Rose Rita Nelson, 67, of Rockport, a homemaker, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at a local hospital. Services were Friday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses with Don Butterfield officiating. Burial was private. Arrangements by Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and Crematory. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had been a resident of Alpine for 17 years before moving to Rockport. She was a Jehovahs Witness. SURVIVORS: Husband, George H. Nelson of Rockport; son, George H. Nelson Jr. of Italy, Texas; daughter, Ann Parke of Alpine; mother, Mary Avoy of Columbus, Ohio; brother, Harold L. Fossum of Palm Bay, Fla.; sisters, Barbara J. Fossum and Janet Roccisano, both of Brooklyn; and two grandchildren. J.C. Payne KERMIT J.C. "Red" Payne, 69, of Kermit, a self-employed trucker, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Baptist Temple Church with Richard Coffman officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Troy Cemetery in Troy, Okla. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Tishomingo, Okla., and was a resident of Kermit for 50 years. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lee Payne of Kermit; son, Jimmy Payne of Kermit; daughter, Janice Petty of San Angelo; sisters, Dorothy Clemmons of Tishomingo and Veljean Sellers of St. Louis, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Alejandra Pena REDFORD Alejandra V. Pena, 88, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at her residence. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at the Redford Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Pablo Reyes Valenzuela of Pecos; daughters, Ausencia Munoz and Silvestra Baeza, both of Odessa; brother, Sotero Valenzuela of Morton; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Louis Miller ODESSA Louis James Miller, 77, of Odessa died Monday, May 14, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.